We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success. What we do best or most perfectly is what we have most thoroughly learned by the longest practice, and at length it falls from us without our notice, as a leaf from a tree.
Henry David ThoreauIt is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.
Henry David ThoreauThe true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable as the tints of morning or evening.
Henry David ThoreauMen go back to the mountains, as they go back to sailing ships at sea, because in the mountains and on the sea they must face up.
Henry David ThoreauA person who chooses to die or to risk death demonstrates that there are values, principles, maxims, that are more valuable to him than is life itself. In short, he places his immortal self above his mortal self. Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can write will be the best you are.
Henry David Thoreau